An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology write by Alexander Fenton. This book was released on 2013-08-06. An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The publication of An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton. The series explores the many elements in Scottish history, language and culture which have shaped the identity of Scotland and Scots at local, regional and national level, placing these in an international context. Each of the thirteen volumes already published focuses on a particular theme or institution within Scottish society. This introduction provides an overview of the discipline of ethnology as it has developed in Scotland and more widely, the sources and methods for its study, and practical guidance on the means by which it can be examined within its constituent genres, based on the experience of those currently working with ethnological materials. Theory and practice are presented in an accessible fashion, making it an ideal companion for the student, the scholar and the interested amateur alike.
People and Society in Scotland: 1830-1914
People and Society in Scotland: 1830-1914 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook People and Society in Scotland: 1830-1914 write by Thomas Martin Devine. This book was released on 1988. People and Society in Scotland: 1830-1914 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is a history of Scotland as a society experiencing industrialization and urbanization in all its aspects and it takes the impact of these processes over their widest range from croft, bothy and hunting lodge to mines, foundries, and urban poor houses. The volumes create an awareness of the identity and distinctiveness of Scotland and recognize it as a multi-cultured society, the highland and lowland cultures being only the major ones among several.
Scottish Life and Society: Bibliography for Scottish ethnology
Scottish Life and Society: Bibliography for Scottish ethnology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scottish Life and Society: Bibliography for Scottish ethnology write by Alexander Fenton. This book was released on 2000. Scottish Life and Society: Bibliography for Scottish ethnology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This major project comprises fourteen thematically arranged volumes. The aim of the Compendium is to examine the interlocking strands of history and traditional culture that go into the making of a national identity, in an up-to-date synthesis of the current state of knowledge. By bringing together information from a variety of sources, the Compendium not only provides a digest of topics, but also points towards areas for new investigation. The Compendium concentrates upon the present and the historical period and does not generally deal with prehistory, although for certain themes, such as the development of agriculture and buildings, early evidence is taken into account. Where appropriate, reference is made to foreign parallels and to the influence on Scotland of the cultures of neighbouring peoples. Scottish influence on the world at large is also taken into account, whether in relation to urban or rural, maritime or land-based topics. Material and non-material aspects of history and tradition are considered equally, at all levels of society, indeed oftentimes focusing on the interaction between people of differing social strata
Scottish Life and Society: Scotland's buildings
Scottish Life and Society: Scotland's buildings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scottish Life and Society: Scotland's buildings write by Geoffrey Stell. This book was released on 2000. Scottish Life and Society: Scotland's buildings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In recent times there has been a substantial flow of Scottish books on architectural themes. 'Scotland's Buildings' goes further than these. The concept of buildings is taken to include structures built for any functional purpose. The perspective of the volume is thus very wide, which gives it a unique quality.
A History Book for Scots
A History Book for Scots - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History Book for Scots write by Walter Bower. This book was released on 1998. A History Book for Scots available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon—'a history book for Scots'. It begins with the mythical voyage of Scota, the Pharaoh's daughter, from Egypt with the Stone of Destiny. The land that her sons discovered in the Western Ocean was named after her: Scotland. It goes on to describe the turbulent events that followed, among them the wars of the Scots and the Picts (begun by a quarrel over a dog); the poisoning of King Fergus by his wife; Macbeth's usurpation and uneasy reign; the good deeds of Margaret, queen and saint; Bruce's murder of the Red Comyn; the founding of Scotland's first university at St Andrews; the 'Burnt Candlemas'; and the endless troubles between Scotland and England. Weaving in and out of the events of Bower's factual history, like a wonderful pageant, are other subjects that fascinated him: harrowing visions of hell and purgatory, extraordinary miracles; the exploits of knights and beggars, merchants and monks; the ravages of flood and fire; the terrors of the plague; and the answers to such puzzling questions as what makes a good king, and why Englishmen have tails. In 1998 Donald Watt and his team of scholars completed the first modern edition and translation of Scotichronicon in nine volumes. It has been described as 'a massive achievement for Scottish cultural history' (Sally Mapstone) and 'an open invitation to join a voyage of discovery' (Books in Scotland). This selection from the whole of Scotichronicon puts Bower's epic of Scotland into the hands of the general reader. It is a marvellous and unforgettable story. Perhaps its importance is best summed up by Bower himself, who wrote at the end of it: Non Scotus est Christe cui liber non placet iste—Christ! He is not a Scot who is not pleased with this book! A History Book for Scots is selected from the complete edition of Scotichronicon by Walther Bower, edited by D.E.R. Watt and a team of scholars, in nine volumes.
